Kate Rusby – Underneath The Stars

I was lucky enough to attend this year’s Underneath The Stars Festival which featured a fantastic line up of performers including headliners Newton Faulkner, Show of Hands and Kate Rusby, celebrating her 25th year of performing.

Kate Rusby
Photo: Bryan Ledgard

Show Of Hands
Photo: Bryan Ledgard

Newton Faulkner
Photo: Bryan Ledgard

Next year’s dates have all ready been planned (July 20th – 22nd July) and tickets will be available soon .

Well done to the organisers and volunteers for another successful year.

On this 25th year, Kate has finally released her album Life in a Paper Boat on Vinyl, limited to a pressing of 500 copies. These LPs are hand numbered on the rear of the sleeve. See all the details of the Life in a Paper Boat vinyl on their website and make sure you get yours!

This is Kate’s 14th studio album, and includes the singles Hunter Moon, I’ll Be Wise and Big Brave Bill. Now available to spin on your record player, or even keep sealed as a collectors item.

Also to celebrate 25 years is her Autumn Tour with Dates 25 Year Celebration Tour:

17/10 – Corn Exchange, Exeter

18/10 – Hall for Cornwall, Truro

19/10 – Malvern Theatres

20/10 – Storyhouse Theatre, Chester

24/10 – Theatre Royal, Norwich

25/10 – Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Followed by the Christmas Tour:

1st December 2017 Carlisle -The Sands Centre

2nd December 2017 – Hull – Hull City Hall

3rd December 2017 – Halifax – Victoria Theatre

6th December 2017 – Cambridge – Cambridge Corn Exchange

7th December 2017 – Sheffield – Sheffield City Hall

8th December 2017 – Leeds – Leeds Town Hall

9th December 2017 – Liverpool – Liverpool Philharmonic

12th December 2017 – Cardiff – St David’s Hall

13th December 2017 – Bath – The Forum

16th December 2017 – Birmingham – Birmingham Town Hall

17th December 2017 – Guildford – G-Live

18th December 2017 – London – Barbican

19th December 2017 – Nottingham – Theatre Royal Concert Hall

20th December 2017 – Gateshead – The Sage

So much to enjoy and celebrate – here’s to another 25 years Kate!

Featured image of stage at Underneath The Stars – Photo: Bryan Ledgard